REVIEW OF DREAMS OF MY FATHER BY BARACK OBAMA

"Forget Barack Obama. Forget the face, the smile, the presidential candidate. This is the self-examination of a 33-year-old crying out on every page, 'Who am I?' and finding an extraordinary answer.

Barack Obama's memoir, written long before his political career began, is a remarkable story of one man's search for his identity.The son of a black transient Kenyan father and an 18 year old white American Hawaiian mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance.Written at the age of thirty-three, 'Dreams from my Father' is an unforgettable read. It illuminates not only Obama's journey, but also our universal desire to understand our history, and what makes us the people we are.

Obama writes truthfully and compellingly, without the fear of condemnation and ridicule that plagues most political biographies. The presidential hopeful makes many bold revelations about his personal life -- including a drug habit. He tells of his quest to find a place for himself in the world being the son of a white woman and a black man in America."